JUVENILE JUSTICE AND

WELFARE ACT

R.A 9344
Lady Jelean Moring- Mata, RCrim
 R.A 9344
“AN ACT ESTABLISHING A
COMPREHENSIVE AND
WELFARE CREATING THE
JUVENILE JUSTICE AND
WELFARE COUNCIL UNDER THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE”
 THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND
WELFARE ACT
THE SYSTEM GIVING A SPECIAL TREATMENT AND
PROTECTION TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

PROVIDE CHILD-APPROPRIATE PROCEEDINGS INCLUDING

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PREVENTION, DIVERSIONS,
REHABILITATION, REINTEGRATION, AND AFTERCARE TO
ENSURE THEIR NORMAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
 *PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH
PHYSICALLY, MORALLY, SPIRITUALLY,
INTELLECTUALLY, AND SOCIALLY AGAINST ANY
PREJUDICIAL ACT THAT MAY ENDANGER THEM.
SPECIALLY IN TERMS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
 TERMS TO REMEMBER:
CHILD- REFERS TO A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF
EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS.

CHILD AT RISK- IS EXPERIENCING OR IS AT RISK OF

ABUSE, NEGLECT OR OTHER KINDS OF HARM; HAS NEEDS
FOR CARE AND SUPPORT (WHETHER OR NOT THE
AUTHORITY IS MEETING ANY OF THOSE NEEDS).
 TERMS TO REMEMBER:
CHILD IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW- IT REFERS TO 18 WHO
COMES INTO CONTACT WITH JUSTICE SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF
BEING SUSPECTED OR ACCUSED OF COMMITTING AN OFFENSE.
DIVERSION PROGRAM- REFERS TO THE PROGRAM THAT THE
CICL IS REQUIRED TO UNDERGO AFTER HE/SHE IS FOUND
RESPONSIBLE FOR AN OFFENSE WITHOUT RESORTING TO
FORMAL COURT PROCEEDINGS.
 TERMS TO REMEMBER:
INTERVENTION PROGRAM- IS A TREATMENT METHOD USED
BY THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY,AND UTILIZED IN A
NUMBER OF WAYS TO BETTER THE SITUATION OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BECOME DEPENDANT ON VARIOUS
SUBSTANCES OR ACTIVITIES.
STATUS OFFENSES- ARE OFFENSES THAT CAN BE
COMMITTED ONLY BY JUVENILES AND WOULD NOT BE
CRIMES IF AN ADULT ENGAGED IN THE SAFE CONDUCT.
 TERMS TO REMEMBER:

YOUTH DETENTION HOME- IT IS A CHILD CARING

INSTITUTION PROVIDING SHORT-TERM RESIDENT
CARE FOR YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS, 9 TO BELOW 18
YEARS OF AGE, WHO ARE AWAITING COURT
DISPOSITION OF THEIR CASES OR TRANSFER TO
OTHER AGENCIES OR JURISDICTION.
 TERMS TO REMEMBER:
YOUTH REHABILITATION CENTER- REFERS TO A
24-HOUR RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY MANAGED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND
DEVELOPMENT (DSWD), LGUs, LICENSED AND/OR
ACCREDITED NGOs MONITORED BY THE DSWD , WHICH
PROVIDES CARE, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW.
 TERMS TO REMEMBER:
JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE SYSTEM- REFERS TO
A SYSTEM DEALING WITH CHILDREN AT RISK AND
CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW WHICH
PROVIDES CHILD-APPROPRIATE PROCEEDINGS,
INCLUDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR
PREVENTION. DIVERSION, REHABILITATION,
REINTEGRATION AND AFTERCARE TO ENSURE THEIR
NORMAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
 TERMS TO REMEMBER:
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE- REFERS TO A PRINCIPLE WHICH
REQUIRES A PROCESS OF RESOLVING CONFLICTS WITH THE
MAXIMUM INVOLVEMENT OF THE VICTIM, THE OFFENDER AND
THE COMMUNITY. IT SEEKS TO OBTAIN REPARATION FOR THE
VICTIM; RECONCILIATION OF THE OFFENDER, THE OFFENDED AND
THE COMMUNITY, AND REASSURANCE TO THE OFFENDER THAT
HE/SHE CAN BE REINTEGRATED INTO SOCIETY. IT ALSO
ENHANCES PUBLIC SAFETY BY ACTIVATING THE OFFENDER, THE
VICTIM, AND THE COMMUNITY IN PREVENTION STRATEGIES.
 INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE
CHILD EXEMPT FROM CRIMINAL
RESPONSIBILITY
ASSESSMENT OF THE CHILD BY
DSWD
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF
THE CHILD TO HIS/HER IF BEST INTEREST OF THE
PARENTS/GUARDIAN/ CHILD REQUIRES
NEAREST RELATIVE
CHILD SHALL BE
SUBJECTED TO CHILD SHALL BE REFERRED TO
YOUTH FACILITY OR “BAHAY
COMMUNITY BASED PAG-ASA”
INTERVENTION PROGRAM
RIGHT OF CICL
THE RIGHT NOT TO BE SUBJECTED TO
TORTURE OR OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR
DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT.

THE RIGHT NOT TO BE IMPOSED A

SENTENCE OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT OR
LIFE IMPRISONMENT, WITHOUT THE
POSSIBILITY OF RELEASE
THE RIGHT NOT TO BE DEPRIVED,
UNLAWFULLY, OR ARBITRARY, OF HIS/HER
LIBERTY; DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT
BEING A DISPOSITION OF LAST RESORT, AND
WHICH SHALL BE FOR THE SHORTEST
APPROPRIATE PERIOD OF TIME.
THANK YOU!!